Question Questions regarding RAM and Zen 2...

[Strinkaringus]

So in preparation of upgrading my trusty old 3570K to Zen 2, I picked up four separate 8 GB modules on sale. These specifically: https://eu.crucial.com/eur/en/bls8g4d32aesbk

I bought them individually instead of as a kit because of a discount, but I am now worried about whether or not this will affect system stability and to which degree.

Furthermore, I was recently made aware that I might run into issues running the RAM at the rated speeds because of populating all the DIMM slots instead of having a a single 16 GB module in each channel. Is this something I should be concerned with, and am I better off just using two modules instead?

I doubt I will have a need or 32 GB ram at the moment as gaming, video editing, and some light 3D-modelling are some of the most taxing tasks I use this system for.

However, considering if that I may keep this upcoming setup for as long as my previous, I figure it doesn't hurt to have a bit more RAM than needed currently. This is of course unless it will negatively affect my system performance, as I know Ryzen tends to gain quite a bit from fast RAM speeds.

 

[CountMike]

Traditionally, AMD didn't have quad channel and didn't like using both channels with high speed RAM. This may change as it's estimated that Zen2 will work with 5000MHz RAM. In that case 3200MHz shouldn't be problem.

 

[Calvin7]

Memory modules sold as Singles have no guarantee to work in any configuration other than as a Single module.

Memory is guaranteed in the form sold. Other combinations you decide to make have no guarantee to be compatible with each other.